Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-232 - Bathrooms

The licensee shall maintain a bathroom and bathroom fixtures in good operating and sanitary condition, and shall:

1. Ensure that each facility bathroom is equipped with:

a. Cold and hot running water, with enough hot water to allow each child in care a daily bath or shower;

b. Clean hand towels in good condition;

c. Clean shower curtain or door, properly installed, and in good repair free from mold and mildew;

d. Toilets and bathtubs or showers that allow a child in care to have privacy, as developmentally appropriate; and

e. Sufficient toilet paper, towels, soap, and other items required to maintain good personal hygiene, or shall provide a child in care with personal supplies of these items;

2. Not permit a child in care age 5 or more to use a bathroom with someone of a different gender at the same time; and

3. Equip a bathroom to facilitate maximum self-help by a child in care through one or more of the following methods:

a. Providing a child with a step-stool to reach a sink,

b. Providing smaller sized bathroom fixtures,

c. Providing training toilets,

d. Placing towel racks and dispensers at lower heights, or

e. Other similar or comparable methods.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-232

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231, effective 11/6/2023.